A review of the rest of day one from the Chester May meeting where Ziggy's Phoenix saw off Ziggy's Dream in the opening Lily Agnes.
Ziggy's forecast in Lily Agnes
Ryan Moore continued his good record at Chester by winning the opening CAA Stellar Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes that kicked off this year's May festival.
As heavy rain hit the track the ground changed to 'soft' ahead of the first race but that was no problem for ZIGGY'S PHOENIX who had won on such ground at Ripon last time out.
Drawn in stall one, Moore was always in control on the front end and had enough in hand to see off the fellow Middleham Park-owned runner-up Ziggy's Dream, who came from the rear for a half-length second.
Balon D'or did well from a wide draw in third.
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Middleham Park’s Mike Prince said: “Ziggy’s Phoenix was smart from the stalls, she’s an uncomplicated filly with plenty of speed and just bossed it from the front really.
“Interestingly, Ziggy’s Dream might be the horse to take form the race as she missed it (the break) and finished like a train. If you ran the race again would the result be different? It might well be.
“We think they’re both black-type fillies so that’s what we’d be planning with them next.
“There’s the National Stakes at Sandown and there’s a Listed race at Vichy as well. It will probably be one of those, maybe the National Stakes for Ziggy’s Phoenix.
“I’m sure Tim (Palin, syndicate manager) will be plotting with Richard and plotting with Alice (Haynes, trainer of Ziggy’s Dream) where to go. We might keep them apart next time and they might come together again at Royal Ascot.”
Boughey and Evans strike
DANGER ALERT (12/1) finished with a flourish under William Buick to land the tote £100K Guaranteed Placepot Every Day Handicap over five furlongs.
Hot 11/4 favourite Jer Batt was 11lb well-in after his Musselburgh win but he drew stall 12 and had to work hard to make his way to the front of the field.
He still looked likely to win at the furlong pole, but Danger Alert had enough ground to make up the deficit and he got there by a head.
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Drawn in stall one, Curtis wasted no time in hitting the front and he didn't see another rival as he held off Winter Crown by half-a-length with Royal Dress third.
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